Political Ideology....You probably need one.

  -A political identiy is an interesting thing. It is the very identity we are given that determins what we beleive in, in terms of politics. We all find a political identity a some point in our lives. I sat down and had a converation with someone I greatly admired, to understand what her political ideals meant to not only her, but of those around her.

  On a friday afternoon, I sat down with Angelica Brisk. A Daughter, a Wife, Teacher, Mother and progressive. Angelica was born in Argintena of March 25, 1969. As a child, she moved to the United states. She was raised and is part of Generation X, but she would like people to know that this is not the reason she involved herself into politics. She grew up in Argentina then later emigrated to the United States with her family family. As a teenager she knew that there were things in this world that were wrong and things that needed questioning, like the presidency of both Ronald Reagan And Richard Nixon, the unfair and inequality of people in this country and the high rise of education and tuition.

  In my interview, Angelica was more than ecstatic about someone interviewing her about politics. She wanted me to know that she is a Progressive when it comes to politics. Angelica doesn't focus on anyone issue. She focused on many along with her husband. Issues like heath care and the education system are just the few. They focus on these issues because, they see a need to be vocal about these topics and to fight for them For those who are unaware, a Progressive, while a famous car insurance company, is someone who's has a philosophy for social reform and economical reform, and generally oppose the side of the conservative.

  As i said before, Angelica was heavily influenced by what she saw wrong in the world. She look at what was clearly wrong and sought to help stop it. When the topic of a leader was bought up, she explained to me that when she look for a leader, she looks at the youth. She looks at them as leaders of this world. she looks for those who are motivated, caring and have a heart for change. She has a strong belief that while there are leader like Presidents, she strongly believes that they would be nothing without our support.

  I learned a new respect for Angelica and for politics. Today's youth dose not have the same love for politics as did those before us. We need to stop thinking change can not come. If we allow our procrastination to take over us joining politics, we are then puppets who obey orders. Society has many things wrong with it, and people are angry, but it means nothing if we don't take action. I hope you have all enjoyed this article. If you would like to hear the interview, then just click on the link provided bellow. It's not my best interview, but I hope you will all enjoy the plethora of what Angelica knows. And if your reading thin Angelica, thank you for bringing me into politics. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.



These are additional questions I had for Angelic during our interview:
  -How do you feel about politics in today's society?
  -What is you opinion on the idea of media bias and is it something that is true?
  -How dose your family feel about your political view and what are their owns?
  -What is your take on topics like that of the education system?
  -What do you think will happen in the near future for American society?


-Here is the link to the my interview with Angelica
http://soundcloud.com/acquiescee/a-conversation-about-politics

I Said Don't Follow Him

  -There are 3 injustices that have come out of the controversy surrounding the shooting of 16 year old Trayvon Martin. His murder, The Stand Your Ground law and the medias disservice to the people. Last month, this young teen was shot twice in the chest in Inn Standford Community homes by the neighbor hood watch George Zimmerman. In the days that followed, there was a wave of controversy surrounding Mr. Zimmerman's "Good deeds". A nine one police recording was released pointing to possible racism, a federal investigation surrounding the Stanford Police and a Media fair with the incident. So where is the line draw for anyone. It's unclear.


  On the night Trayvon Martin was killed, he had been returning from a 7-11 by George Zimmerman. Now the police did a ,shall we say half ass job with the investigation, and released Mr. Zimmerman on the grounds of the "Stand your ground act". But what is the stand your ground act? Well in September 15 of 2005, according to ,This week news, Florida Legislative passed the Stand your ground act, which allowed any given citizen, with a gun license, to defend themselves from harm if they feel their life is threatened.

  This law is a complete an utter mess. It should not even exist. No one person should be allowed to take justice unless they are a police officer. Why it exists, I have no idea. I suppose Jeb Bush felt emasculated at the idea of not having a gun to deal out "justice". Now the police let Zimmerman go under these conditions, but he has the burden of proof. Videos like The Trayvon Martin 911 call make it difficult to either prove or deny Mr. Zimmerman's innocents. Especially since the audio record clear indicates that Mr. Zimmerman was following Trayvon Martin, but his testimony says otherwise.

   People in Florida (including 22 other states) are in  fear of having a gun wielding maniacs walking the streets looking for some sort of confrontation.

   The Stanford police department play a key role in this investigation as they are soon to be under a full federal investigation because of the lack of police and tempering of evidence done for the case. According to a video titled Zimmerman's 911 call with liberal commentary, the police, because of their encouragement for people to give a different testimony, there is, as of today, an investigation(possibly federal) towards the Stanford Police. There are also multiple allegations being made by members of the community and various other groups that racism is playing a game in this gauntlet.

 
  The case has exploded from being a local tragedy to a national tragedy. According to sources like The Week News, the stations covering the case may be taking this overboard. This is not a good thing. In the past with events like the Rodney King trial, the media's watchful eye over the case is causing tension. I use this example because, the excessive coverage of an event can lead to people building up different emotions and ultimately, the cases verdict will determine how people will react because of the build up. Groups like the New Black Panthers Party have now become involved and are calling for blood. As they shown in this news clip on Bill O'Rileys talk show saying "If you killed one of mines, then I should damn kill one of yours".

  If I were reporting on this I would cover it once give the details of the case once there was a sense that the full picture was clear and then wait for the trial to end. I don't want people to take this out of hand. I don't want to see people flipping cars because we've enraged them.  At some point when people are given so much information, that some act out in violence But with 24 hour news coverage and the need for audiences to have updates not only daily, but hourly makes that difficult if not impossible. I would cover a topic like this once I have all the necessary information, but afterwards I would leave it be until the trial. I know a majority of people would disagree with me, but it;s how I feel about media groups of both side over covering issues and I am fully aware that we as people need constant coverage of whats going on in the world. But I would like to say a better method put in place.

  In the end 3 key things are guilty in this case. Zimmerman for taking the law into his own hands, Florida's Gun Law and The media's over blown coverage. The only way justice can be served is if we open our eyes is to see that 1 we need to cover things a little less so that a fire doesn't start. 2 to repeal this gun law, because no one person should try to play "hero" unless it seem necessary and only if they are in their right mind to hold a weapon and 3, to remember that we as people can change the world if we put our minds together. So let us start now and change this law for not just Trayvon Martin, but for the future generation.


  -Sources:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=1iA3rLxncBw -This source was used to discuss the involment of the Black Panther Party.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOpGAOXL5Uk&feature=related -This source was used to discuss Zimmerman's 911 phone call and the policed investigation.

 http://theweek.com/article/index/225909/trayvon-martins-death-should-florida-repeal-its-dangerous-stand-your-ground-gun-law -This source was used to discuss the "Stand Your Ground Law".

'Cause The United States Is A Back Door Man.

  -"The war in Afghanistan is complete bullshit". These words were said by Robert Baer. In a documentary about the several current situations surrounding, what has now been called, the longest war in the United States history. Without a doubt, this is the last thing anyone wishes to hear, that your country is in the longest war in its history. The time has passed since the fateful events of September 11th 2001, when our country was made vulnerable by Osama Bin Landen's terrorist organization. In the 13 years since the war began, we have seen the loss of thousands of young men and women (both soldiers and civilians), and funding that has become an AWOL situation. So were do we stand? We stand in muck.

  The war in Afghanistan is an utter joke, except jokes are meant to be funny. The war has become a laborious task by the united states to bring in democracy to a war torn country. According to sites like The Week news, the goal, like most wars is to win. But due to the circumstances it has become unclear who is winning this war. There are 2 different sides in the war. The U.S. Soldiers and the Taliban Forces. The U.S. goal is to win or spread democracy and freedom for the people under the control of the Taliban. Of course many argue there have been alternative reasons for invading these nations, for example oil. But the original goal, if there ever was one, has been lost in the chaos of the war. The Taliban is a terrorist organized by religious extremist, who ultimate goal is to reign chaos onto those who do not follow their ideals and beliefs.

  For the 100 years the US has always prioritized funding for its military, but the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan represent an astronomical new record in the amount of money we are willing to spend per soldier. There has been a progressive increase in the cost of war. In 11 years, the money sunk into these battles has been staggering. To place a 1 U.S. Troop in Iraq cost a total 2 million dollars.There are roughly 30 soldiers in a troop. The expenses to fund a solider and troop has doubled from world war 2(when it was originally 50,000 dollars in World War 2.)

  It takes 2 million extra dollars that fund the war(not to mention the billion or so dollars it takes to fund weaponry and protection. In the Documentary  Rethinking Afghanistan, it argues that we as people need to know just how much money is being sunk int to the war. Soldiers like SSG Christopher Bentley, says that there is a huge waste of money being spent to fund equipment like barriers that could be made by local people. Government organization like the Pentagon have said that they have lost sight of the cost of the war.


War never changes in the eyes of those who are no a part of it. The U.S. has sunk billions of dollars into a war, when that money could be used to fund domestic programs like after schools programs, schools or even medical research. The nation has been in a debt crisis for some time now, but it doesn't help that 2 million dollars a day are being spent in a war. the casualties grow every day. From hundred's to thousands, someones son or daughter is dying for a lost cause. We are left with questions like why are we here? Why do these people hate us? They hate us, because our country has grow to hate them for nothing.

The nations of Iraq and Afghanistan have felt the greatest loss from either side. The Citizen of both these nations feel this great animosity from the U.S. They have lost the lives of children, mothers and family before there very eyes. They live in a war that dose not seem to end. They become desperate to the point that we have made them into the very enemy we struggle to fight. But why do they side with the enemy? We Push them to become the enemy out of desperation

  We are left with a question. A question we are asked during any war. Can we win it. No we can not. With massive debt, funding going down the toilet and people beginning to open their eyes. We lost this war when the lives of the innocent were being taken. If we were to win, victory would look a little something like this. I don't know what its takes to win the war. What need to be done is to rebuild what has been destroyed. We need to find a better tomorrow to built a better future.


Sources:http://theweek.com/article/index/88432/briefing-americas-other-war -I used this source to talk about the economic situation.

             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4teO_XDtkLk&feature=relmfu  -I used this source to discuses the the funding put into the separate military sources.

 http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7384906n&tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.0  -I used this source to discuss the moral of the war and the loss.